Marcus Mariota will be the 2nd pick of the NFL Draft - but nobody knows which team will take him

It is now nearly unanimous among the experts: Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota will be the second name called in the NFL draft after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers select Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston.

Just three weeks ago, the experts were singing a different tune, with eight of 13 surveyed draft experts saying the Tennessee Titans would select USC defensive lineman Leonard Williams with the second pick.

A survey of those same experts now shows that 11 of the 12 who have updated their mock drafts in the past week have Mariota going second overall.

But while the Titans own the second pick, the experts also agree the team that ultimately makes the pick is still up in the air.

Mel Kiper of ESPN: "Yes, it could be Tennessee, but it could be a handful of other teams if a deal gets done."

Todd McShay of ESPN: "I believe a team will move up to take [Mariota] at No. 2."

Don Banks of SI.com: "I still think that when the smoke clears this will be Mariota's slot, whether it's the Titans taking him or someone trading up for the Oregon product."

Rob Rang of CBSSports.com: "Whether the Titans select Mariota or trade this pick to another team (sources suggest that the Jets, Bears, Rams, Browns, Chargers, and Eagles all are in play), sources throughout the league expect the reigning Heisman Trophy winner to come off the board at No. 2."

Sal Paolantonio of ESPN added fuel to the fire on SportsCenter on Wednesday morning, noting the consensus was that five teams were still trying to move up to get Mariota and that the biggest wild card may still be the Philadelphia Eagles:

The conventional wisdom around the National Football League this morning is that [Chip Kelly] has one big move left and perhaps that move is to go from No. 20 to go high enough in the first round to take his former pupil at Oregon, quarterback Marcus Mariota. Even his closest friends think so. For example, Nick Aliotti, the defensive coordinator at Oregon under Chip Kelly, told the Phoenix ESPN radio station last night Chip is 'still working' on finding a way to get Marcus Mariota.

A member of Mariota's camp also told Paolantonio that the Chargers and Eagles were "in competition" to move up to No. 2 to draft Mariota and that "three other teams in the mix" were the Jets, Rams, and Browns.

In fact, Pat McManamon of ESPN reports that the Browns have already offered their two first-round picks (Nos. 12 and 19) to the Titans and would take Mariota with the second pick.

At this point, a trade may indeed be inevitable. According to Jeff Darlington of the NFL Network, the Titans are actively trying to trade the pick.

One issue complicating things for the Titans may be the desire to stay in the top half of the first round. Darlington notes that the Titans want to be "inside top 16 or 17 picks" if they do make a trade.

This is supported by the widespread belief that there is not a lot of high-end talent in this year's draft.

NFL insider Adam Caplan was a guest on ESPN Radio's "Mike & Mike" and reported that one general manager told him that his team had only one player on its board with first-round grades.

Obviously this makes things complicated for a team like the Eagles, who have just one pick in the first round (No. 20) and none among the top 16 or 17. But as Paolantonio noted with a smile, if there is anything everybody knows about Kelly, it is that he is "unconventional and unpredictable."